Direction:- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A close-fitting cover for the blade of a knife or sword
Shield
Case
Sheath
Carrier
Sheath- a close-fitting cover for the blade of a knife or sword
Shield- a large piece of metal or wood that soldiers carried to protect themselves
Case- a container or cover for something
Carrier- a person or thing that carries, holds or conveys something.
Question 2:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
People have overcome poverty, drug addiction, abuse, divorce, mental illness, and virtually every ________ known to man.
Objection
Dispute
Challenge
Defiance
Challenge means something new and difficult that forces you to make a lot of effort. The given sentence states that people have overcome every difficult thing that forces them to make a lot of effort.
Hence, 'challenge' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 3:
Direction:- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
speed greater than that of sound
harmonic
subsonic
cacophonic
supersonic
Supersonic- speed greater than that of sound
Harmonic- used to describe the way notes are played or sung together to make a pleasing sound
Cacophonic- having an unpleasant sound
Subsonic- relating to or flying at a speed or speeds less than that of sound.
Question 4:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'no improvement required'.
Despite living in the same neighbourhood, we only did not greet each other.
No improvement
still
even
mainly
Still is used to say an action or situation continues to the present because it has not finished. It often refers to something happening for longer than expected. The given sentence states that in spite of being neighbors we do not greet each other.
Hence, 'still' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 5:
Direction :- In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Our host started to read and the (1) _______ stopped. There was a sweet (2) ___________ as each person read, not one that felt forced or imposed in any way. People did not seem to (3) __________ or cough, but perhaps that is just how I remember it now. I know I was increasingly self-conscious as the readings came closer to me and that when it was my turn I think I (4) ___________ through most of it, probably without making any sense of the (5) _________.
5.
poetry
pottery
music
dance
'Poetry' means a collection of poems. The given passage states that when it was my turn I think I mumbled through most of it, probably without making any sense of the poetry. Hence, 'poetry' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 6:
Direction: Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.
The thief asked if he remembered the place where they had hidden their jewellery.
The thief asked, "Where do you remember the place where we have hidden our jewellery?"
The thief asked, "Can you remember the place where we were hiding our jewellery?"
The thief asked, "Do you remember the place where we have hidden there jewellery?"
The thief asked, "Did you remember the place where we hid our jewellery?"
The thief asked, "Do you remember the place where we have hidden their jewellery. (Correct)
(b) The thief asked, "Can you remember the place where we were hiding our jewellery?" (Incorrect Tense)
(c) The thief asked, "Where do you remember the place where we have hidden our jewellery?" (Incorrect Tense)
(d) The thief asked, "Did you remember the place where we hid our jewellery?" (Incorrect Tense)
Question 7:
Direction :- Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
The central team visited eight villages in the state to assess the damage to the crops.
Eight villages in the state were visited by the central team to assess the damage to the crops.
The damage to the crops was assessed in eight villages in the state by the central team.
The central team assessed the damage to the crops in eight villages in the state.
Eight villages had visited the central team to assess the damage to the crops.
Eight villages in the state were visited by the central team to assess the damage to the crops. (Correct)
(b) The damage to the crops was assessed in eight villages in the state by the central team. (Incorrect Tense)
(c) The central team assessed the damage to the crops in eight villages in the state. (Incorrect placement of Subject/Object)
(d) Eight villages had visited the central team to assess the damage to the crops. (Incorrect Tense)
Question 8:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'no improvement required'.
Despite living in the same neighbourhood, we only did not greet each other.
even
No improvement
mainly
still
Still is used to say an action or situation continues to the present because it has not finished. It often refers to something happening for longer than expected. The given sentence states that in spite of being neighbors we do not greet each other.
Hence, 'still' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 9:
Direction: Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.
"Our teacher returned from Mumbai last month", she said.
Her teacher returned from Mumbai last month, she said.
She said that her teacher had returned from Mumbai the previous month.
She said that their teacher had returned from Mumbai the previous month.
She said that her teacher had returned from Mumbai the earlier month.
She said that their teacher had returned from Mumbai the previous month. (Correct)
(a) She said that her teacher had returned from Mumbai the earlier month. (Incorrect Pronoun and words)
(b) Her teacher returned from Mumbai last month, she said. (Incorrect Tense)
(d) She said that her teacher had returned from Mumbai the previous month. (Incorrect Pronoun)
Question 10:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'no improvement required'.
The minor project put forward by the government is now moving around into its third year.
is now moving into
is now moving along into
are now moving into
is now moving at
The word around and into has been used together incorrectly. Remove the word around.
The correct sentence will be- The minor project put forward by the government is now moving into its third year. So (a) is the most appropriate answer.
